Sanitary sleeve for ice cream and other containers



May 31, 1932.

C. M. CHRISTIAN SANITARY SLEEVE FOR ICE CREAM AND OTHER CONTAINERS FiledFeb. 20, 1931' 2 Sheets-Sheet y Attorney 2c. MJCHRISTIAN SANITARY SLEEVEFOR ICE CREAM AND OTHER CONTAINERS Filed Feb. 20; 1931 May 1932"Patented May 31, 1932 UNITED STATES CHARLES M. CHRISTIAN, OF FONDA, IOWASANITARY SLEEVE FOR ICE CREAM AND OTHER CONTAINERS Application filedFebruary 20, 1931. SerialNo. 517,321.

This invention relates to an adjustable sleeve for ice cream containersand the like, the general object of the invention being to provide asleeve that is adapted to be placed min the upper part of a containerafter the contents have been .partly removed therefrom, so that thepaper or other lining of the container will be protected by the sleeveand the sleeve will act to prevent the upper part 10,0f the lining fromfalling away from the sides of the container, said sleeve also acting toprevent the arm or sleeve of the person removing the contents from thecontainer, from having his arm or sleeve soiled by some of the contentsof the (flmtainer sticking to the upper part of the lining.

Another object of the invention is to make the sleeve in the form of asplit sleeve and of flexible material so that the device can be used oncontainers of diflerent sizes, and also to provide the upper end of thedevice with a curved flange which is adapted to vengage the upper edgeof the container whereby the device is held in position.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifical- 1y pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters 'denotelike orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a longitudinal sectional view through an ice cream container showingthe invention in use.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view of thedevice in flattened position.

Fig. 4 is'a top plan view of the device. .In these drawings, the numeral1 indicates the device which is formed 'of an elongated sheet of anysuitable material which when rolled into a sleeve or cylinder willretain this position while permitting the sleeve to be expanded orcontracted so that itcan be placed in diflerent sizes of cans. Arolledflange 2 is formed at the upper edge of the device so that this flan ewill engage the upper edge of a container when the device is placed inthe upper part of the container as shown in Fig. 1. Thus the flange willhold the device in the upper part of the container.

As is well known, containers for ice cream and the like are providedwith a paper or other lining B which, when some of the contents areremoved from the container will fall away from the sides of thecontainer and thus make it diflicult to removethe rest of the contentsfrom the container and portions of the contents sticking to the upperpart of the"lining will soil the arm and sleeve T of a person dippingthe rest of the contents from the container.

-Byplacing this sleeve in the upper part of the container, after some ofthe contents have been removed, the sleeve acts to hold part of thelining in place,,and it also pre-" vents the arm or sleeve of the userfrom coming into contact with the lining and thus prevents any of thecontents sticking to the lining from soiling the arm or sleeve. T

The sleeve also protects the upper part of the lining from dirt, dust,insects or the like, and as the lining is made in the form of a splitsleeve having a certain amount of resiliency, the device can be placedin containers of different sizes.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that'changes may be made in the construction andin the combiwhat contents comprising a split sleeve of resilient andflexible material, fitting in the upper part of the container and withinthe upper part of the lining, and having a rounded flange at its upperend fitting over the upper .end of the lining and the container, saidsleeve being of a. length suflicient to extend well into the containerto protect the arm or sleeve of a person removing the contents 5 fromthe container.

CHARLES M. CHRISTIAN."

